⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:04 · LAL 98-98 OKC
- Steal
Steve Blake stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 0:47 · LAL 98-98 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses technical free throw
Q3 7:13 · LAL 64-54 OKC
- Turnover
Metta World Peace bad pass
Q4 2:09 · LAL 96-94 OKC
- Turnover
Pau Gasol bad pass
Q4 0:33 · LAL 98-98 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 4:15 · LAL 96-98 OKC
- Lead
Kendrick Perkins hit a 3-foot two point shot
Q4 1:15 · LAL 96-98 OKC
- Winner
Kevin Durant hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:13 · LAL 98-101 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:32 · LAL 96-94 OKC
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:32 · LAL 96-94 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball
Q4 0:47 · LAL 98-98 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
